Evdir Han

About Evdir Han

Evdir Han is a Seljuk caravanserai in the Döşemealtı district of Antalya. According to its inscription, which no longer survives, it was built in the early 13th century in the time of the Seljuk sultan Izzeddin Keykavus I, son of Keyhüsrev. It belongs to the group of four-iwan hans and has a nearly square rectangular plan. Its outer walls are built entirely of cut stone, while the roofing is of rubble stone. The monumental portal projects from the main wall; its two upper corners have collapsed. It is framed by a thin outer border, a thicker band of interlacing stars, and a third band of geometric shapes. The pointed arch of the doorway is carved as if carried by small colonnettes, each side wall of the recess holds a small prayer niche, and the top of the portal niche is filled with muqarnas above a flattened arch. Inside, the courtyard is surrounded by pointed-arched arcades of cut stone resting on thick cut-stone piers. All four iwans are covered by pointed barrel vaults, and enclosed cells open off the arcades.